Olympic opening ceremony on Seine River could be scrapped if security risk is too high - Macron Monday, 15 April 2024, 11:35 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed...
Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in Sydney mall targeted women Monday, 15 April 2024, 07:36 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men, a police...
US works to prevent an escalation across the Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to show restraint Monday, 15 April 2024, 07:32 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press The United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran's aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent...
Are embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise - and that means danger Sunday, 14 April 2024, 10:00 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press It has long been held that embassies should be treated as "off-limits" to other nations. Yet in a single week, two governments – both long-established democracies – stand accused of...
Stabbing attacker who killed 6 people in Sydney identified as Joel Cauchi Sunday, 14 April 2024, 06:20 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press Police have identified the assailant who stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center before he was fatally shot by a police officer. New South Wales Police said Sunday...
Updated: Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted Sunday, 14 April 2024, 06:15 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle...
'Run, run, run': Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot Saturday, 13 April 2024, 15:59 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their...
Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel Saturday, 13 April 2024, 15:57 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest...
OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76 Thursday, 11 April 2024, 17:23 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He...
European court gives mixed rulings on 3 cases seeking to force countries to meet climate goals Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 12:18 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that its member nations have an obligation to protect their citizens from the ill effects of climate change, but still threw out a high-profile...